Human Rights in Egypt

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Uncloaking art in Egypt

What people see, hear, and read matters. It shapes what individuals think and how they act. Consequently, LGBT rights activists in Egypt and the Middle East are particularly sensitive to

Report: Internet is a tool for repression and resistance in Arab world

On Sunday the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information, ANHRI, expressed its deep concern about the escalation of the suppression of internet users by Arab states.

Blogger Expelled Because Of Writings On His Blog … and Disclosing Corruption At Workplace

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information, said today that the Egyptian government is still pursuing young bloggers who are using their right to express and criticize. Kareem Reda ,

Chairman of MB Mr. Akef issued a statement following the elections of the new Executive

He asserted that despite the hardships in which the movement have faced and still is currently facing the group will continue in its cause.

Fervor and Film: 2nd Annual Human Rights Film Fest

The 2009 Cairo Human Rights Film Festival commences next week with screenings from December 20 through the 23.

Wife of Egyptian Sinai activist speaks out

The wife of detained Sinai activist Musaad Abu Fagr, Shaimaa, spoke out on Wednesday in a posting on Amnesty International’s website, saying that since her husband’s arrest in February, 2008,

Egypt: Ahmed Abdelradi severely tortured by Aswan police

Ahmed Rajab Abdelradi, a 23 year old chemist from Aswan, was arrested on 12 November 2009, and was later severely tortured while in the custody of the Investigative Branch of

Egypt: Magdy Hamdy Sakr, denied medical care inside prison, life in danger

The State of Emergency law is often used by the Egyptian security services as a pretext for arbitrary arrests of dissident groups or those believed to be members of such

Egypt rights group to launch counter report

CAIRO: A coalition of 16 Egyptian human rights organizations announced that they plan to send a collective report on the current human rights conditions in Egypt to the United Nations